Different for Girls is a song recorded by American Country Music Artist, Dierks Bentley that features American singer, songwriter, actress, Elle King. The wonderful surprise is King's soft and sweet vocals. Best known for her sexy,sultry vocals , with a bit of a "tongue and cheek" style as heard in her hit single, Ex's and Oh's hit single. Different with Girlsreveals King's vocal versatility with a touching performance that protrays innocence, sweetness, and blends perfectly with Dierke's straight forward new country artist style.
The song was released this year in June 2016. It was released as a single from Bentley's eight album, entitled, .Black The tune was written by Shane McAnally and JT Harding, becoming a number 1 hit on the top country charts, making it the 15th number 1 hit single under Bentley's belt.
The music video directed by Wes Edwards is shot in a vintage black and white hue with the backdrop of a New York skyline, and highlights the realities of a New York City couple in the middle of a break up.
Different For Girls is a very different kind of country hit. It falls in the genre of what country aficionados label "the new country-taking it mainstream breaking out of the stereotypical country western scenerios about breakups that feature the usual pick up truck, farm houses, horse, and cowboy hats. It is therefore refreshing to see this song placed in an urban setting giving us an intimate view of the NYC dating scene. Urban pub crawls, tequilla shots, uptown bar brawls, and a roof top girl night out.
The song's poignant lyrics reveal the difference bewteen how girls handle a break up, feeling the pain but taking it to heart , while boys keep a facade of toughness and hide the pain. Bentley shared that he found " a real honesty in the lyrics and stated " differences in how guys and girls deal with a broken heart is really interesting material to me. Having two daughters certainly has changed the way I see the world and what they have ahead:
The music video also features a montage of the duo together, with Bentley on guitar and Elle accompanying him on banjo. WIth the success of their first duo together, Dierks Bentley and Elle King fans look forward to hearing more collaborative endeavors from these two award winning new country artists.
